Andrea Mognon, CFA, is Director at Zarattini & Co Bank, where he is responsible for Asset Management functions. He has over twenty years of experience in the investment industry, with a focus on macro strategies, asset allocation, risk management, and sustainability, including through UCITS funds.

He has built a diverse professional background across advisory and portfolio management roles, taking on increasing responsibilities and contributing to the development of investment strategies, products, and services aimed at delivering stable value over time while addressing evolving market and regulatory expectations.

Andrea is a CFA Charterholder and a certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM). He holds a degree in Mathematics and has pursued advanced training in finance and leadership.

Federica Cazzaniga is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Partners Group, where she manages private market portfolios across evergreens and closed-ended funds, as well as bespoke mandates.

Prior to joining Partners Group, she was a portfolio manager at J.P. Morgan Asset Management and a portfolio advisor at Aksia, a global alternative investment consultant.
Miss Cazzaniga holds a BSc and a MSc in Finance from Bocconi University and she is a CFA and CAIA Charterholder. She was recognised by Chief Investment Officer amongst the world’s most influential investment consultants and advisers in their 2021 Knowledge Brokers list. 

Beyond private markets, her passion for alternative investments extends to wine: she holds the WSET Level 3 Award in Wine and the WSG Champagne Masters and she’s a WSET Diploma Candidate.

Nicola Mauri has served as Chief Investment Officer at Valeur Group since 2019. He brings over two decades of experience in equity and multi-asset investment strategies, and holds a Master of Science in Financial Markets from Bocconi University in Milan.

Prior to joining Valeur Group, he was Executive Director at Goldman Sachs, where he acted as a leading Strategist in portfolio optimization and in the development of portfolio protection solutions for European institutional clients. In this capacity, he contributed to the creation of several successful investment funds and products for major European financial institutions, leveraging quantitative and derivatives-based strategies.

Earlier in his career, Nicola held similar positions at J.P. Morgan and UBS.

Laura Merlini, CAIA, CIFD is Managing Director EMEA for the CAIA Association, a position she has held since 2012.

She is a senior alternative investment professional with extensive experience in strategic leadership, governance, stakeholder engagement and new market development across the financial industry. Her work is guided by a belief in the power of a plurality of voices in finance and a commitment to integrity, inclusion and ethics.